Life! What a concept!

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But can you identify anything in nature besides life that engages digital information, genetic otherwise, to communicate structural and functional analogs from one generation to the next?

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Prions and the elements inside a burning star. Neither is considered "life" by any conventional mean and both pass on "digital" information to the next generation.

Where in my post did you get the idea I was talking about the nature of life vs nonlife?You said in post 23 that

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If you'd like to debate the digital nature of DNA, fine.

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I just pointed out to Hoot Mon that DNA isn't the only way "digital" information could be passed on from one generation to the next.

Ok, I know I'm not suppose to reply, but it itches too much. This is my last post on this, I swear.

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And, for the record, prions are not passed from one generation to the next. Nor do they contain DNA.

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That's the point.